ION

22
Oct

Myth #4: "We will be $1.6 billion in debt by 2024."

Yesterday, we covered how cancelling ION would result in an additional half a billion dollars’ road costs, straining regional taxpayers
3 min read
21
Oct

Myth #3: "Cancelling LRT will lower your taxes."

Earlier this week, we explained how regional taxpayers would pay more in cancellation than finishing construction, and how LRT operation
2 min read
21
Oct
TriTAG calls on Aissa to disclose transit plan

TriTAG calls on Aissa to disclose transit plan

Municipal candidates opposed to ION light rail asked to provide details on what they would build instead The Tri-Cities Transport
2 min read
20
Oct

Myth 2 Cost Estimate methodology

In debunking Myth 2, we estimated the cost of running bus service to equal ION’s ridership in 2017 to
1 min read
20
Oct

Myth #2: "LRT will cost more to operate than buses"

Yesterday, we showed how ION construction will be cheaper to finish than to cancel. Today, we’ll talk about operating
2 min read
19
Oct

Myth #1: "We can save money by cancelling LRT"

ION opponents claim that we can still save money by cancelling the project now. But there’s no getting around
2 min read
19
Oct
Mythbusting the election: A week-long series

Mythbusting the election: A week-long series

Monday: Myth #1 "We can save money by cancelling LRT" Tuesday: Myth #2 "LRT will be more
1 min read
25
Sep

ION progress update report

Find our election survey for Waterloo Region, Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo candidates at tritag.ca/election2014 The Tri-cities Transport Action
1 min read
30
Mar
Stop design and network legibility

Stop design and network legibility

Recently, we looked at transit stop design for ION through the lens of branding. Today, we'd like to
4 min read
14
Mar
Weekend reading

Weekend reading

Two articles caught our attention this week that we thought worth sharing. How Design Can Help Build a 'Transit
2 min read